♪ developing right now, crisis in egypt. this morning, deadly protests and defiant president refuses an ultimatum from his army to step down. could egypt now be heading for a civil war? and storms flooding the east coast as the sun bakes the west. extreme weather from coast to coast. will it let up in time for the holiday weekend? and that brutal weather fanning the flames this morning of the deadly arizona wildfire that killed 19 firefighters. now, we're learning now heartbreaking information about the sole survivor of that elite firefighting crew. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start."

i'm poppy harlow. >> and i'm john berman. it's wednesday, july 3rd. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. great to see you. we begin with the growing crisis in egypt. the situation really could not be more tense or more perilous, we could be hours away from a military coup or perhaps in this case a civil war. there were violent clashes overnight at care rye university and a number of deaths there. at this moment, the clock is ticking. the military giving president mohamed morsi just six hours from now to come up were a power-sharing agreement with the protesters who want him out of office. however, he is not budging, saying he's the duly elected president and will abide by that nation's constitution. in cairo this morning with the very latest. raza, we're hours away, any sign that they may reach some kind of agreement? >> at this point, there's no

sign. and i can't imagine things getting more dramatic. what we're seeing is deadly violence of what could be a sign of what's to come. what you have is what appears to be three factions in conflict. each side is drawing the line in the sands, not backing down. and now you're hearing statements that could easily be perceived as incendiary, provocative, challenging one another. of course, today is the deadline for the ultimatum delivered by the military on monday, giving the government and opposition factions 48 hours to fix things. otherwise, the army says it's going to step in. last night, the president gave a selly viced address. and he said that he's prepared to die in protecting what he called the democratic transition, and the legitimacy of this government. then you have the armed force's response. on facebook, no less. with a statement saying they're willing to give their live,

instead of allowing people, terrorists, extremists and the ignorant, that's a quote, threatening the people of egypt. so these are in your face statements that set the stage for a potential showdown today. last night here in cairo, cairo university, you also had some deadly clashes. 16 people killed. about 70 people injured. could that be a sign of things to come today? egypt is bracing itself for a showdown today, john. >> deadline happens in about six hours from now. and the idea would be, what, the military just rolls in and takes over? or do we just simply not know? >> that's a big unknown at this point. if president morsi doesn't step aside, doesn't resolve this conflict, how does the military take over? do they surround the palace with tanks? do they force themselves in. these are all unknowns that really add to the drama. >> all right, reza sayeh in the

middle of the situation. it's unfolding in cairo. we'll come back to you. meantime, the unrest in egypt is driving up the price of oil. you're probably going to notice it at the pump. benchmark west texas crude, that's what it's called. up 2%. finished just high of $100 a barrel-after-hours trading it actually hit $102 a barrel. this is important because egypt itself is not a major oil producer. but of course, it controls the suez candal. you know, john, i talked with oil analysts last night who told me the bigger issue here is does this spread. does this spread to saudi arabia, does this spread to other larger oil-producing nations in the middle east. >> there could be ripple effects throughout the world. no doubt about that. >> absolutely. four minutes after the hour, another diplomatic situation, the one surrounding edward snowden even more bizarre and

complicated. right now, we have no takers yet for asylum. the nsa leaker it at a moscow airport. the 21 applications for asylum have not gone anywhere. venezuela president saying he'd consider a request but hasn't received one. some international drama. bolivia's president is in the midst of a tangle. apparently stuck in vienna evo morales said he have let snowden in. his flight was diverted to austria. bolivian officials are blaming the u.s. snowden's father has written a letter with a lawyer calling his son a modern day paul revere,

acting honorably to alert the world to government wrongdoing. >> it is so bizarre, reading about that this morning and seeing, you know that the plane is still sitting there. but they're not searching the plane because they say they don't have any evidence to search the plane. >> it's extraordinarily unusual. i would say even unprecedented to ground the plane of a president of a country. >> right. they said they have checked all the passports of people on board but have not searched the plane. the add obama administration says it's pushing back the start of a key position that mandated any employer with 50 or more workers to provide health care coverage. they're pushing that back now to 2015. it was set to take effect this january. businesses complained they didn't have enough time to implement the rules but individuals, me, you, others are still going to have to get insurance norms. >> that's a huge development. we keep saying big, big, big.

while this is happening, we have serious weather situations. a tale of two coasts for the fourth of july holiday. scorching heat out west. soaking rain here in the east. in fact, a threat of flash floods and storms up and down the east seaboard could damp been fireworks and owl things outdoors for the fourth of july. >> i'm not sure why i moved to the east coast. and the rain breaking the amount of records for the amount of rain. just take a look. there's still more rainn the way. >> reporter: fourth of july is around the corner and flood concerns could dampen the holiday fireworks show. tuesday's downpour turned this new hampshire road into a rushing waterway. the staple storm dumped two inches of rain in one hour in lebanon. >> i've never seen the roads wash out like this. >> reporter: the rain continued overnight. >> it's just compounding rain after rain, the road is saturated. it can't take it. >> reporter: storm after storm, buckled roads.

trapped residents had to be evacuated. the red cross set up an emergency shelter with dry clothes and foods. all of this rain could let up by the end of the week. in rockport, new york, they're still recovering from last week's storm which dropped more than a foot of rain. the state is seeking fema funds to get this covered. >> getting fema funds, the federal government has to declare this a disaster area. >> reporter: and in new jersey, struggling, after the storm knocked out power and up rooted trees. you can see on the radar now, just showers in the morning hours, typically in the afternoon when we get that afternoon heat. one of the changes we're seeing, remember, all about the location of this high. now, it's moving closer. remember, winds go clockwise around that high. it's actually meaning we're going to see a little bit more of a clearing along the immediate coast and the actual rain will push farther inland. kind of a trickier thing to

understand. that as far as today, we're talking three to five more additional rain into the southeast. unbelievable. the flooding threats are high, farther to the north, more of a scattered storm pattern. but really in the southeast is where we're having the toughest time. flooding concerns will remain. and this pattern is going to stick around for really the next several days. out to the west coast, we talked about this being a tale of two coasts, the west coast dealing with that heat. 15 to 20 degrees above normal. unfortunately, as you think about a holiday, more people outside, this is going to be a dangerous situation as well and what i'm concerned about, something that people don't think about. >> thank you, indra. finally good news in arizona. some progress being reported on that fire line in arizona. the yarnell hill fire is now, we're told about 8:00% contained. of course, there's still a very long way to go. as the fire rages 19 members of arizona's granite mountain hotshots who died battling that

blaze are being remembered for that bravery. we're learning more about the members of that elite fighting crew. the lone survivor, there was one survivor in all of that. jen wall has his story. >> reporter: brendon mcdonough had no idea he'd be watching the fire that killed his entire crew. his position was above the team when the wind suddenly shifted. >> he radioed the crew that he had reached his trigger point and that he was leaving. >> reporter: that was the last radio call, minutes later, the rest of his brother, all 19 of them, were gone. erratic 80-mile-an-hour winds, led a fire out of control for days. firefighters explained a perfect storm for the wildfire for the deaths. >> basically the wind changed. you have a thunderstorm that was above. they have a tendency to push winds around just because of the dynamics of nature and the way they work.

and that is what may have occurred. >> reporter: firefighters said there was nothing that mcdonough could have done to save his brothers. >> it's going to be tough. i mean, he lost his crew, you know, and he's -- you know, i don't really -- i couldn't put myself in his shoes. i couldn't -- i couldn't do it. >> reporter: what mcdonough feels is guilt says julianne ashcraft. ashcraft's husband andrew didn't come home. her four children will grow up with only stories of their dad. >> their dad is amazing. i will tell them every day of their lives how much he loves them. but he's here. i look in their faces and i see him. they look just like him. 11 minutes after the hour right now. sports news. big baseball news. 98 reds pitcher homer bailey has

thrown the first season no-hitter. he truck out nine batters. he allowed only a seventh inning walk. otherwise, he was perfect. now, this is bailey's second career no-hitter. his furs was the last no-hitter of the 2012 season. last one last year, first one this year. back-to-back no-hitters if you will. bailey became the third reds pitcher with more than one no-hitter. he joins johnny vandermeer. >> only you would know. >> no, johnny vandermeer is one that others would know. the twins caved. step up. >> die hard fan true and true. coming up, folks, jurors shown pictures of a bloody george zimmerman from the night he killed trayvon martin. but here's a question question,

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in the trial of george zimmerman, the big question today is about his past. the judge will hear arguments over whether the jury should know that zimmerman took criminal justice courses. and that he was turned down for a job as a police officer. now, the jury has already heard about zimmerman's injuries. and what those injuries may indicate about what happened the night he killed trayvon martin. george howell reports. >> reporter: images of george zimmerman bloodied and beaten up. important visuals for his defense, trying to show that zimmerman's head had been slammed against the sidewalk, and he had to fire his gun to save his own life. that's not the way jacksonville-based medical

examiner valerie rao sees it. >> are the injuries in the back of his head consistent with having been repeatedly slammed into a concrete surface? >> no. >> reporter: after examining dozens of pictures, rao testified the injuries are not life threatening, consistent with being punched once. during cross-examination, rao admitted when pressed by attorney mark o'mara he could have been hit multiple times. the jury also heard from a man who calls himself george zimmerman's best friend. mark osterman said zimmerman even gave him the play by play of what happened the night he shot and killed trayvon martin, enough detail for osterman to write a book. >> you recorded him saying he took a gun covering his nose. >> he did. >> what words did he outer? >> he said you're going to die. he used the mf term again. >> for the record he used the

word you're going to [ bleep ] die, is that correct? >> that is correct. >> reporter: the state's latent fingerprint analyst examined it. >> did you find any latent prints on state's 183? >> no. >> reporter: kristen benson told the court rain could have had a negative impact on finding fingerprints. prosecutors also turned the table on their own key witness, lead investigator chris serino on monday told the defense he believes zimmerman was truthful and credible through the course of several interviews. the state objected the next day, saying serino's opinion should not be considered as evidence. the judge agreed and ordered the jury not to consider serino's statement when reaching their decision. george howell, cnn, sanford, florida. another legal news this morning, former patriots tight end aaron hernandez remains in a massachusetts this morning. and a wedding apparently not in

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♪ egypt in chaos. deadly protests intensify in the streets as the country's president refuses demands to step down. we will take you live to cairo. the hunt for nsa leaker edward snowden gets bizarre.

forcing down the plane of a president. so was a world leader trying to sneak snowden out of russia? this international fiasco playing out before cameras this morning. and this is just bizarre. dennis rodman, nba superstar, reality show winner, world peacemaker? not even close. why the retired hall of famer thinks he should be in the running for the nobel prize. >> top three he says. at least top three. unreal. welcome back to "early start" everyone, i'm john berman. >> i'm poppy harlow. it's 31 minutes past the hour. more now this morning, political crisis in egypt that is turning more dangerous and more deadly by the hour. overnight, clashes at cairo university have left at least 16 people ted. hundreds were injured as supporters of president mohamed morsi squared off with their opponents who want the president out. morsi is refusing to bend, saying he is the legitimately legislated president. now the clock is ticking.

the egyptian military has given morsi just a few more hours to resolve the crisis, or they say, they will step in, reza sayah has been following this. we now have less than six hours left. do we have any idea exactly what the military plans to do if we reach that deadline? >> reporter: it's not exactly clear, poppy. and that only adds to the spence and the intrigue. and the military really put the spotlight on themselves with this ultimatum. and the deadline today. the ultimatum to the president and the opposition factions to solve this conflict. otherwise, the military said, it would step in. but if the conflict is not resolved and indication is it's not going to be. this say showdown. it could potentially turn

violent. in some cases it has. and what makes this so dramatic now you have three factions, the armed forces, the president, his supporters and the opposition all drawing their lines in sands and all making provocative incendiary statements. last night in a televised speech, president morsi saying he's willing to die to protect the legitimacies of this democratic transition. then you have the armed force this is a facebook message saying they're willing to give their lives before allowing what 93 call extremists, terrorists and the ignorance to jeopardize the egyptian people. so these are in your face statements that set the stage for explosive situation today '. and a lot at stake, poppy. >> and we know there are a number of reasons why the people there are proest itting the government. we've seen crime in the streets there. we've seen egypt's economy that crumbled in 2011. we have not seen that come back. there are a number of

complaints. but it's interesting, because the military is going out of its way to say this is not a coup. why are they so adamant about that? >> reporter: well, whether they say it's a coup or not, when you seize power, when you overthrow someone. that's the definition of a coup. >> right. >> reporter: but they've made it clear that they don't want to remain in power. they just want to be in for what they call some sort of transition, just like they did last time. and there's no sign that they want to remain in power. but certainly, poppy, they've injected themselves right in the middle of this intense political conflict. >> reza, keep an eye on it. we'll check in with you often throughout the day. we're going to turn now to a diplomatic standoff unfolding over the last several hours possibly connected to edward snowden. no country has requested his asylum request yesterday. but bolivia's president is stuck

in vienna amid rumors that snowden may have been on his plane. the president of bolivia is expected to be leaving shortly, now that spain has said he do fly over their airspace. that's the latest. atika shubert is following this. this is very strange. >> it's very strange. to not allow them to fly over their airspace, but that's apparently what's happened last night. spain has just agreed that he can land in the canary islands for a refueling stop before continuing on their journey. that was the original plan before they got diverted to austria. we also have more details from austrian officials that say they have checked everybody on the plane including six passengers which includes the president and five crew. a police officer also went through the plane as part of a voluntary check. and did not find anything, no

snowden aboard. >> all right, atika, appreciate that. so that plane will be allowed to return to bolivia with their president aboard. thank you so much. meantime pope john paul ii has stepped closer to sainthood this morning now that a vatican commission has potentially credited him with a second miracle. that's seen as a final formal obstacle for him being canonized. in canada, a pair the police call self-radicalized are facing champs that they tried to blow up the government building on that day. on monday, on canada day, police have infiltrated the plot and made sure the bombs were inert. which means they wouldn't work. police say they are no ties to any terror group or of the

boston marathon bombings. off the coast honduras. eight passengers were on a motor vote that left the islands on saturday, in route to utila island, it takes just a couple hours. but apparently the boat has never arrived. they're searching for the boat and eight passengers. another nothing has turned up. the fourth of july shaping town a wet one, but not where rain is needed the most. up and down the eastern seaboard there's a threat of heavy storms, heavy rain and flash flooding, some areas reeling from torrential downpours over the weekend that caused significant flood damage. and a punishing heat wave continues to scorch much of the west. finally, though, a little bit of relief in sight. temperatures not expected to be quite as hots in the northwest. the great basin and the north rockies today as they were yesterday. but parts of the southwest may still hit 120 degrees.

sin city, you're going see a high of 113 today. there's some good news this morning for that massive wildfire burning near phoenix that killed 19 members of an elite hotshot fire drew, the yarnell hill fire is now 8% contained. it's about 8400 acres. some 200 homes and other structures have been str s hav. >> indra petersons is here with that forecast. >> most of the fire danger shifting to the farther pacific northwest and colorado. there's a reason for this. we keep using this word, the monsoon. what is that? we typically see storms coming from the west to the east. except, in the summertime, in the southwest, a rich high pressure goes north. so critical because what it actually is allows is the moisture from the gulf to get into the southwest. and that is helpful because it actually relieves that fire

danger. they get the monsoonal thunderstorms in the afternoon. you see that fire threat. you can see from july to august, by august, you eliminate that threat in the southwest. that's good news. we're starting to see a lot of that moisture pool into that region. yes, we're seeing a hint of relief. when i say hint of relief, i don't want to focus on it too much, we're still cooling down just 10 to 15 degrees. east coast, still talking heavy rain. more scattered to the northeast than the southeast. we've broken records for june for the amount of rain they're seeing. adding another three to five inches. flooding threat will be high. unfortunately more showers for the fourth of july there. still bad news as far as the heat and flooding. >> absolutely. tough weather on both coasts. aun thank you, indra. a heartwarming story. a fresno firefighter going

through the home with a house fire when he saw that, do you see that, he saw a kitten lying there, seemingly breathless, lifeless, scooped it up, rushed the kitten outside, started treatment on that tiny kitten, giving it oxygen, and then within minutes. >> it's a pretty cool thing that we're able to help the kitten out. >> oh. >> bringing the kitten, seemingly, back to life with that oxygen. the kitten was returned to his owner. no update yet on how the kitten was doing. >> good for him. good for that firefighter. good for the kitten. >> 40 minutes after the hour. coming up, president obama has one, so why not dennis rodman? why the basketball star turned international activist thinks he deserves a nobel peace prize. to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town.

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prize. the retired basketball star, self-styled international diplomat tells "sports illustrated" that he did important work when he went to north korea and met with kim jong-un. rodman says keepinging us safe is not my job. it's the president's job. he goes on to say, i'll tell you this, if i don't finish in the top three for the nobel peace prize, something is seriously wrong. really, mr. rodman? he thinks that the president and kim jong-un can be friends. he said that the leader just wants to talk to the president, apparently about basketball. >> it was a story that was unreal when i first heard about it, and it's now. let's take a look at what's coming up on "new day" with earthlings chris cuomo. >> all the pundits and legal lookers, we're saying the

prosecution has blown the case, yesterday, we'll show you why there's a fortune. we have our legal experts here. >> a sea change. growing outrage, after a 19-year-old man is jailed for apparently joking on facebook about a school shooting. april very bad joke, if it was clearly. his family is campaigning to get him set free. and we're going to hear from his mother live in the show. and caution, do not fall asleep during this pastor's sermon. >> if you need a reminder. this guy insulting them one by one. we have the tape. i was not there. >> look at him. watch out. >> went from sunday sermon to sunday smackdown. like full contact preaching right there. something to see. >> yeah, i'm going to steal that. don't tell anybody. full contact preaching.

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cincinnati reds' pitcher homer bailey dominated with the no hitter had. in the "bleacher report," hey, andy. >> homer bailey was the first no hitter of the season, ironically, bailey also threw the last no hitter of the last season. he's the first pitcher to throw another a no hitter. since his idol nolan ryan did it back in the '70s. bailey had it going all evening strikes out nine giants. the hard-throwing texan allowed

one walk in the seventh inning, other than that he was perfect. baileys what the third reds pitcher to throw more than one no hit per. dodgers working phenom yasiel puig first homer making history. puig homered again against the rockies. hitting ht 443 with 8 home runs and rbis in 27 games. the home runs by any player in the big league is the first since joe dimaggio. the big thing now who puig be named for the all-star. and a-rod is back. this is a-rod's first game since hip surgery. he struck out in the third to end the night, 0 for 2.

but the best start. but a-rod is just happening to out on the field. >> it's always a little exciting to go out there. people are excited out there. it's fun, we're human beings. we always go to play. you always want to play well. but i'll tell you, it's been nine months. it's been a long time. so it's good to get back out there and take some of the rust off. >> a-rod hopes to join the yankees early this month. tim tebow in 2007, tebow had to play peacemaker in a bar fight. a report that hernandez punched a bouncer on the side of the head. tebow tried to resolve the conflict by telling hernandez to leave the scene. tebow offered to pay the bill. no charges against hernandez were ever filed. just another example of tim tebow playing the good guy. >> tebow may take hernandez's job. maybe tebow can step in and play

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so there are tips and there are tips. jeanne moos has the story of a very big gratuity that one left for a restaurant owner and that he has even more to give. >> reporter: what kind of a guy leaves a $10,000 tip on burgers and fries? one who's won $25 million

playing the canadian lottery. clifford luther owns the old west express in saskatchewan. >> i have to pinch myself to realize how generous he was. >> reporter: the two men ended up chatting. cliff spoke of his daughter who had just been diagnosed with cancer. bob said he lost his 26-year-old son a few years back. on his return trip, bob stopped by the diner again for a bite. >> i said, hey, i didn't get a chance to stop at a bank machine, can i write you a check? i said for lunch? he said, no, i'll buy your lunch. i said, no, no, i'll leave you a check and a tip. >> reporter: a $10,000 one. not quite as big as the check bob got last year. >> here's your check for $25 million. >> reporter: since then, he figures he's given away $7 million. most of it to shelters and good causes in his hometown of terrace, british columbia.

giving away money isn't bob's only habit. he's been smoking pot for 30 years. >> i generally spoke 10 to 15 joints a day, 365 days a year. >> reporter: with his new found riches, bob herb, we swear that's his real name, herb, fighting the fight to legalize marijuana. even on that same day he was introduced as the lotto winner. >> i need to relax a little. >> reporter: maybe these lyrics explain the $10,000 ♪ because i gotta ha ha >> reporter: what a great emotional dad. >> he said go and visit your daughter. make sure you get out there and see her. yeah. >> reporter: a pot lover won the jackpot and now he's spreading around his potluck. jeanne moos, cnn. >> i said well they're good burgers and fries but their they've not that good.

>> reporter: new york. >> there's a guy that can satisfy a serious case of the munchies. what a great guy to do that. let's bring in "new day" anchors chris cuomo, kate bolduan, give us what you got, guys. >> we're just trying to figure out how anyone is still awake and moving around after 10 to 15 joints a day. >> that's crazy. >> no knowledge. >> berman just plead -- that's all i'm saying. >> this story makes no sense. john, poppy, good to see you. almost to the top of the hour. you know what that means for "new day." time for the top news. welcome back you to united states to face the charges against him. breaking news, the president of bolivia's plane forced to land on fears edward snowden was on board. the latest twist in the global manhunt. egypt on the brink. the streets of cairo erupt in employee test and violence, more than a dozen killed.

a key deadline just hours away. will his key u.s. ally fall into chaos? weather woes. the fourth of july holiday said to be a wet one. areas already flooded. where it's headed next. >> your "new day" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. good morning, everybody. welcome to "new day." just a day away. wednesday, july 3rd, 6:00 in the east. i'm chris cuomo. >> and i'm kate baolduabolduan, joined by michaela pereira. brendon mcdonough survived while 19 of his colleagues, his entire unit, was lost. we have new details on what happened that day. and in the zimmerman trial, you need to look at these

photos. do they tell the story? just how many times was george zimmerman hit by trayvon martiny could he reasonably feared for his life? big questions at the trial. we >> and a little fun this morning, we'll introduce you to this guy, check him out, he's a gym teacher who has worn the same outfit in every yearbook photo for 40 years. >> just as good today as he was then. breaking overnight the hunt for the nsa leaker is more bizarre. plane carrying bolivia's president forced to land in moscow, why? rumors edward snowden may be on board. atika shubert live from london, what is the latest? >> the latest is that the bolivian president has finally been allowed to leave vienna. he's gotten permission to fly in spis